When money lender Patrick Tucker is stabbed to death oldest son Steven Finney returns for the funeral. Lena is given the family business to run, Finney gets a derelict cinema. Lena says that Tucker carried a tape recorder but it's missing.
Finney plans to turn the Pheonix into a jazz club but Bobo jnr. warns him he's on their land. Bobo sr. tells Tom and Sooter he will cancel their debts if they make a hit. He is unaware that he's the target but Tom bottles the shooting.
Bobo Simpson is rushed to hospital in coma. Tom and Souter hide out with his sister Suzie but Lena refuses to help contact the Simpson's. Tom tries to use his father's tape to blackmail McDade. Finney hires ex-wife Carol to run his club.
Bobo Snr. wakes from his coma and found god, telling Finney, he renounces his past life. McDade sends a hit man to kill Tom and Louis. Souter steals the tape and tries to trade it for his life. Finney gets drawn into the family business.
Souter's body is pulled from the Tyne and Tom goes into hiding. Finney learns a London hit man, Clive is in town and gets taken hostage. Clive gets electrocuted during Finney's escape. Carol gives Finney the tape hoping he will walk away.
Finney confronts Tom about his father's death and tells him to leave town. While Bobo Jnr. is attempting to certify his father, McDade makes his move against the Simpson family. When Tom is found dead in the bath, Lena seeks her revenge.